I have returned to work on a family project. And Sunday evening I went by the Crystal, my favorite cafe, to have a kir and watch people.
My day started early--around 8 a.m. with a 20-minute walk from Juan-les-Pins along the N-7 to the old Antibes market, which presents a unique sensory experience. Colors and smells of flowers, spices and olives, sausages, fish, meats and cheese, wines as well as small packets of Provencal herbs and lavender.
Chrysanthemums are put on tombs for All Saints' Day (Nov. 1), which is a holiday. I always run in the absinthe store and a few small boutiques.
I leave the market, wander narrow streets and then follow the ramparts where cars and cyclists whiz by.
The Plage de la Salis is one of my favorite beaches because of the view--the old city of Antibes with the alps in the background and parasol pines of the Cape d'Antibes.
Cyclists continue along the Cap d'Antibes, but I take the Chemin des Sables, which cuts across the Cape, to Juan-les-Pins. It's nearly 10:30 a.m. and I need to run by a grocery store for the things I did not want to carry on my walk. Stores are open only Sunday morning and then reopen on Monday.
Everything has been within walking distance.
There's always something special about a lazy Sunday with no real schedule.
On another note, I am sure the people in Cannes preparing for the G-20 Summit, would have loved a lazy Sunday. . . .
Great post. I love lazy Sundays out and about.
ReplyDeleteI really like being able to walk to a cafe in the evening and see lots of people. Of course, the beautiful weather really helped!
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